Quartet 3500 User Guide ~ 5th Edition ~ 17th January ’03 ~ 4393
1571 Voice mail indication
This feature will only work if you have subscribed to BT Answer 1571 or Call Minder and switched the 1571 feature ON.
BT Answer 1571 and Call Minder are automated answering services located at your local telephone exchange which will take messages when you are out, engaged on another call or on the internet.
To enable your Quartet 3500 to let you know you have messages you must first subscribe to a BT messaging service.
BT Answer 1571 is a basic answering service and is completely free of charge to BT customers. To activate the service, dial Freefone 0800 003 800.
For information on Call Minder, call BT on Freefone 0800 800 150. This is a chargeable service.
To switch 1571 voice mail indication ON/OFF
The 1571 feature is defaulted as OFF so you will need to switch the feature ON if you want your handset to indicate when you have new voice mail messages.
| Press the UP or DOWN button |
| until the display shows Base |
| Settings. |
| Press the OK option button. |
OK | |
| Press the UP or DOWN button |
| until the display shows Check |
| 1571 BT Answer. |
| Press the OK option button. |
OK | |
| The display will show 1571. |
| The current setting OFF or ON |
| will be highlighted. |
| Press either the OFF option |
OFF | |
| button or the ON option button |
ON | |
| to switch 1571 OFF or ON. |
| You will hear a confirmation |
| tone. |
| When switched ON the 1571 |
| icon will remain steady on the |
| display to indicate that the |
| handset is ready to ‘check’ for |
| voice mail messages. |
| The 1571 icon on the handset |
| and the green light on the |
| base unit will flash to indicate |
| when you have new voice mail |
| messages and will keep |
| flashing until you have listened |
| to all of your messages. |
| Press the CLEAR button until |
| you return to the standby |
| screen. |
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